Monday, November 14, 2022

Wake-Up Call: Pence..Trump 'Part of the Problem'

Daily Mail composite 11/14/22

Former Vice President Mike Pence said in an exclusive interview with ABC's "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir that former President Donald Trump's rhetoric was "reckless" as a mob of his supporters ransacked the Capitol last year -- with Pence and others temporarily forced into hiding. "I mean, the president's words were reckless. It was clear he decided to be part of the problem," Pence told Muir. Pence said he was "angered" over a tweet from Trump as the insurrection unfolded, when the former president said he "didn't have the courage to do what should have been done" after he rebuffed pressure to not certify now-President Joe Biden's 2020 victory.

➤DEMS MIDTERM ELECTION PERFORMANCE DEFIED EXPECTATIONS:  President Joe Biden's party won the Senate while the House of Representatives - which had long been projected to gain at least 30 GOP seats - is still in play but leaning Republican. In a pair of Sunday news talk show interviews, Pelosi partially credited Biden for Democrats' strong performance and gave a full-throated endorsement for the president to run a second term. On the GOP side, she suggested to CNN's State of the Union that Republicans' 'horrible response' to her husband Paul's assault could be partially to blame for turning voters off from their candidates. Pelosi told the network that Paul was 'closer to recovery' each day but that it would be 'a long haul' after an intruder who espoused QAnon beliefs online broke into their home late last month and ended up assaulting him with a hammer - all while looking for the Speaker herself, who was not home.

➤STILL TOO CLOSE TO CALL: Control of the U.S. House of Representatives hinged on Monday on several tight races that could secure a majority for Republicans following midterm elections that saw President Joe Biden's Democrats beat expectations and retain the Senate.  Republicans were closer to winning the House, having secured 211 seats compared to Democrats' 206, with 218 needed for a majority. But the final outcome might not be known for days as officials continue counting ballots nearly a week after Americans went to the polls. There are still some 18 outstanding House races, including 13 considered closely competitive, according to a Reuters compilation of the leading nonpartisan forecasters. Ten of the remaining contests were in liberal-leaning California.  A Republican victory in the House would set the stage for two years of divided government while giving Biden's opponents the power to limit his political agenda and launch potentially damaging probes into his administration and family.


➤REPUBLICANS DIDN'T GET INDY VOTES:  Republicans succeeded in one of their top goals this year: They brought more of their party’s voters to the polls than did Democrats. But in the course of energizing their core voters, Republicans in many states lost voters in the political center—both independents and many Republicans who are uneasy with elements of the party’s focus under Mr. Trump. Control of the House and Senate, which had seemed poised to land with the Republican Party, is coming down to a handful of races that so far are too close to call, though the GOP remains on track to winning a narrow majority in the House. Republicans have won nearly 5.5 million more votes in House races than have Democrats, a tally by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report finds, as many voters were motivated by anxiety over high inflation and a low opinion of President Biden’s response.

At the same time, Republican analysts said their unexpectedly weak showing in the election indicated that they had failed to press hard enough on those issues. In Michigan, the Republican Party’s state committee said a failure to talk to voters in the political center was a central reason that Tudor Dixon, the party’s Trump-endorsed nominee for governor, was crushed in a 10 percentage point defeat by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

➤SHOOTING AT UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LEAVE 3 DEAD, 2 WOUNDED: School officials announced the fatalities and injuries after an outburst of violence that set off an intense manhunt in and around Charlottesville for a suspect police described as armed and dangerous. The suspect was still at large early Monday.

➤GEORGIA MAN ARRESTED FOR BREEDING MORE THAN 100 PIT BULLS FOR DOG FIGHTING: A man in Georgia was arrested for allegedly breeding and training 106 pit bulls for dog fighting. Vincent Lemark Burrell, 55, was arrested at his home about 30 miles from Atlanta after a long investigation for his alleged role in the "massive dog fighting operation." Authorities found dogs in the suspect's basement, where the presence and strong smell of excrement and urine made authorities have to wear protective equipment to enter the home. According to reports, the conditions where dogs were being housed, both inside and on the exterior of this property, were not fit for humans.

➤INTOXICATED SEMI-TRUCK DRIVER CRASHES HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY TEAM TEAM BUS: At least 16 junior varsity hockey players from Illinois were injured Saturday night after an allegedly intoxicated semi-truck driver swerved into the team’s bus, knocking it onto its side. Three of the injured high school students underwent surgery and were initially considered to be in critical condition. The truck driver remains in custody on a 48-hour hold as his blood sample was sent out for official testing. The driver faces felony charges pertaining to operating while intoxicated and causing serious bodily injury.

🎥‘WAKANDA FOREVER’ BECOMES BEST NOVEMBER OPENING AT THE DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE:  Black Panther: Wakanda Forever broke records at the domestic box office over the weekend, bringing in $180 million. The highly anticipated sequel took the title for the best opening in the month of November, usurping The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, which held the record for nine years. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is also the third-highest grossing film during the pandemic era, behind Spider-Man: No Way Home at $260.1 million and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness at $187.4 million. It is expected to hold the top spot at the domestic box office until Avatar: The Way of Water arrives in December, according to Deadline. Box Office Numbers from Friday (November 11th) through Sunday (November 13th):

1. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, $180 million
2. Black Adam, $10 million
3. Ticket to Paradise, $6.3 million
4. Lyle, Lyle Crocodile, $3 million
5. Smile, $2.285 million
6. Prey for the Devil, $1.9 million
7. One Piece Film Red, $1.53 million
8. Banshees of Inisherin, $1.5 million
9. Till, $685,000
10. Yashoda, $395,000

➤NICK CANNON PAYS ‘A LOT MORE’ THAN $3 MILLION IN CHILD SUPPORT EACH YEAR: Nick Cannon addressed The Sun’s report that he “nearly paid $3 million a year in child support,” with The Neighborhood Talk recently. “I definitely spend a lot more than that on my children annually,” he said. “I don’t plan to ever have to participate in the governmental system of child,” Cannon added. The Wild ‘n Out star is currently expecting his 12th child.

🚀SCIENTISTS PRESENT THEORY ABOUT WHY WE HAVEN'T MET OTHER INTELLIGENT LIFE: NASA argues all intelligent life has likely destroyed itself before reaching a sophisticated enough point in evolution to be able to have an encounter with Earth. The “Great Filter” theory as in “filtering out” various forms of life argues that other civilizations, possibly several, have existed during the life of the universe.  Scientists believe the same fate likely awaits the human race unless we take action because they think all intelligent life, such as humans, have deeply ingrained dysfunctions that may “snowball quickly into the Great Filter.”


💩THESE ARE THE BEST AND WORST TOILET PAPERS FOR THE PLANET:  The U.S. tops all other countries in its annual per capita usage of toilet paper rolls according to 2018 data. And not all toilet papers are created equal when it comes to their contribution to climate change. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) latest version of it’s annual “Issue with Tissue” report and scorecard, some major companies are fueling climate change by using virgin forest fiber from Canada’s vast and vital boreal forest to make their products. Some brands that got an “A” Sustainability Score were: Green Forest, Trader Joe’s Bath Tissue, and Seventh Generation Extra Strong and Soft, while at the other end of the spectrum were these brands, which were among those that got an “F” Sustainability Score: Charmin (Ultra Soft, Ultra Gentle, and Ultra Strong), Kirkland Signature, Quilted Northern Ultra Plush, and Scott 1,000 Sheets Per Roll. The group says the most sustainable type of toilet paper to buy is one made from 100% recycled content with “at least 50% post-consumer recycled content.”

📲EXPERT SAYS YOU SHOULD TURN OFF THIS BATTERY SETTING ON YOUR iPHONE 14: If you have an iPhone 14, there is one battery setting that you should turn on, according to Suhel Rana, IT professional and the co-founder of techiaid.com. The setting is known as “Optimize Battery Charging," which is designed to help prolong an iPhone 14's battery lifespan by learning daily charging habits and then making adjustments accordingly.  Once the setting is enabled, the iPhone will begin to monitor the charging patterns and will then make adjustments to ensure the battery is charged in a way that is optimal for its health.

🏈NFL SCORES:
  • Tampa Bay Bucs 21 Seattle Seahawks 16
  • Minnesota Vikings 33 Buffalo Bills 30
  • Detroit Lions 31 Chicago Bears 30
  • Tennessee Titans 17 Denver Broncos 10
  • Kansas City Chiefs 27 Jacksonville Jaguars 17
  • Miami Dolphins 39 Cleveland Browns 17
  • New York City 245 Houston Texans 16
  • Pittsburgh Steelers 20 New Orleans Saints 10
  • Indianapolis Colts 25 Las Vegas Raiders 20
  • Green Bay Packers 31 Dallas Cowboys 28
  • Arizona Cardinals 27 Los Angeles Rams 17
  • San Francisco 49ers 22 Los Angeles Chargers 16

➤FORMER UFC FIGHTER, ANTHONY 'RUMBLE' JOHNSON, DEAD AT 38: Former UFC fighter, Anthony "Rumble" Johnson, who went 13-6 in the UFC from 2007 through 2017 and compiled a 23-6 overall MMA record, died Sunday at age 38. The cause of death was organ failure due to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, which is a rare disorder of the immune system.

➤ALEX PEREIRA UPSETS ISRAEL ADESANYA IN STUNNING TKO UPSET: Israel Adesanya was knocked out in his second kickboxing fight by Alex Pereira despite controlling most of the bout until the finish. Adesanya was controlling the fight, hurting Pereira twice and was seemingly on the way to a decision victory. Pereira then came from nowhere, cracked Adesanya with a combo changing the outcome and taking the fight in an unforgettable upset finish.

⚾PETE ROSE WRITES LETTER TO MLB COMMISSIONER ROB MANFRED ASKING FOR CHANCE AT THE HALL: Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose wrote a letter to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred to apologize for his 1980s gambling scandal. Charlie Hustle, who is 81 years old, is pulling out all the stops for a chance to be considered for the Hall of Fame. In the letter, obtained and published by TMZ. Rose applied for reinstatement back in 2015 but that attempt was denied by Rob Manfred.

🏒WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY 2024 POSTPONED: The NHL and NHLPA announced on Friday that they will no longer stage the World Cup of Hockey in 2024 as originally targeted. The NHL and player's union said in a joing statement "Unfortunately in the current environment it is not feasible. We continue to plan for the next World Cup of Hockey, hopefully in February 2025." One issue was the potential participation of Russian players as the war in Ukraine continues.


🏈TOM BRADY MAKES HISTORY AS BUCS WIN FIRST EVER REGULAR SEASON GAME IN GERMANY: On Sunday, Tom Brady became the first quarterback to win an NFL game in three different countries outside of the U.S. with a 21-16 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. As a New England Patriot, Brady won all three of the international games he played in, with two in London and one in Mexico City. The-45-year old along with the rest of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers head into their bye week atop the NFC South.

🌩LIGHTNING PATTERNS CHANGE WITH GLOBAL WARMING:  Where lightning strikes could change with global warming. Newcastle University researchers found that climate change could lead to more lightning strikes over mountains and in Northern Europe and less lightning over central Europe. They also predict climate change could lead to “more frequent storms with more energy, but locally less lightning mainly due to less cloud ice and frozen particles in storm clouds, with warming." They say these changes could also lead to an increased risk of wildfires over the mountains and in Northern Europe, but on the upside, there could be “relatively fewer lightning hazards over more populated areas of Central Europe.” More research is needed so scientists can make recommendations about critical infrastructure systems, and recommendations about policies that are relevant for adaptation planning.



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